Looking for BB 4 Rotary Valve Tuba.
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This forum is for buying or selling your personal equipment. Sponsored selling is allowed as well. All ads are required to have the following information: Price (even for trades), brand, model, and location (City and State, for instruments, not accessories). It is acceptable to link to an external ad if you are promoting a sale of your personal equipment. No Ebay auctions, but "Buy It Now" listings are fine. Photos are HIGHLY suggested as well, and may be hosted on Google Drive, or elsewhere. If you see an ad that does not meet these criteria, please report it.
- Dan Schultz
- TubaTinker
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I just sold three 186's but I have a B & S 4V BBb rotary stencil remaining. Send me an email if you are interested.
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker"
http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
"The Village Tinker"
http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
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- pro musician
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- 4 valves
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- Tubaryan12
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This reminds me of the day I bought my Marzan. I phone the wife and told her I had purchased a horn, it was ugly as hell, but oh my god...the sound. When I first took it out the bag, she said "I liked the other one better...it was much prettier than this one". Then I took it downstairs into the basement where I practice and she said serveral hours later "I like the old horn better....the old one i could handle, but this new one shakes the house".bloke wrote:absolutely no offense intended to the creator of this thread...These are meant as GENERAL comments:
I think this supplies near proof that tuba players (just like everyone else) buy their toys mostly for their APPEARANCE.

- Uncle Buck
- 5 valves
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The Carl
I've wanted to buy that Carl for a while now, haven't gotten spousal approval yet.
I've been hoping it is still available when I do get approval, but this thread is causing me to lose hope . . .
I've been hoping it is still available when I do get approval, but this thread is causing me to lose hope . . .
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- bugler
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Re: Looking for BB 4 Rotary Valve Tuba.
I have a 5 valve Miraphone 186 BBb for sale. Send me an e-mail or PM if you're interested. For what it's worth, it is very shiny.Tubadur wrote:Hi everyone.
I am looking for somthing like Mirafone 186 Bb 4 or 5 Valves Tuba. Actually, it could be any Brand, as long is it's a Good instrument.
- Dan Schultz
- TubaTinker
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bloke wrote:[
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I should take it for the friggin' $1800 price...
bloke "Oh yeah...It ain't shiny...nevermind."
Hmmmm..... perhaps I need to raise the price a bit!

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Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker"
http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
"The Village Tinker"
http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
- Gongadin
- 3 valves
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- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tubaless
Not everyone, bloke! If those three points were my criteria, the two tubas I own would belong to someone else! ;Pbloke wrote: I think this supplies near proof that tuba players (just like everyone else) buy their toys mostly for their APPEARANCE.
The problem with TubaTinker's tuba are as follows:
1/ It ain't shiny.
2/ It doesn't have pistons.
3/ The model wasn't invented in the last three months.
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bloke "Oh yeah...It ain't shiny...nevermind."
My tubas have "character" (read; 'battle scars').
-S.